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Letters Patent No. 76,246, dated'llfarct 31, 1868.*

IMPROVEMENT.' IN CLAMP lFOR HOLDING .PALM-LEAF. WARP.

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' Beit known that I, CYRSPWERS, of'Gree-ntyieh Village, in the county ofHampshire, and Stat'ejofvMassaehusetts, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Clamp forfHolding. Palm-'Leaf Warp; andI do `herebydeclare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact-descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled in the artto make and use.thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which- Figurel is a front side view o f myimproved clamp.

Figure 2 is a cross-section in the line a: .fe,vg. 1. Similar letters ofreference indicate ylike parts.

This invention relates to anew and useful im rovement in a. clhmforholdin alm-lea-f'war ,to hel P P g P P attached to the apron of thecloth-beam' o f a. loom for weaving palm-leaf web for hoods, or otherpurposes. It

'c'onsists in two small strips of hard wood, or other suitable material,jointed together at one end, sotha't they can lie together or ne openedwidely apar-Lon one of 'which pieces is a. t'on'gue that ts into agroove in the other piece, running longitudinally, for holding firmlythe end. of the palm-leaf Warp during the operation of weaving. Theadvantage of it is, a greatsaving of'time, and also of material, inarrangingandsecuring the warp.

A'representsone partzof the clamp,'joined at one end by thephirige a tothe other part, B. On the insideV ofthe pice A is a longitudinel tongue,I), vwhich ts into a corresponding groove in the -tinside of the otherpiece, '13, when the tivo vpieces are closed together, as shownl clearlyin 2. The' pieces A and B, when -closed,

described.

areheld .together by `buttons,c vc, on 'the front side, or in any otherconvenient manner, and they iirmlyclamp the pallmleaf werp. The holes ce are made through each end of the part B, for receiving small set-pins,for

attaehing theelamp temporarily to the breast-beam of a loom' Whilev thewurp is arranged in' it.

The clamp is applied and used by first securingit to the breast-beninAof theloom, with the set-pins inserted through the holes e e, liywhichit is held-in place while the end of the 'palm-lea-f'wnrp is passed overthe grooved partB and placed properly, :md while the other partfvA, isopen, as shown in'red lines, lig. l; then, by closing the clamp, thetongue b vill hind upon the warp, and the pins are removed from4 theholes e e,-to disengage vit from the hreast-beumvof the loom, reu'dyforthe' weaving.

VI-claim as new, and desire to securehy Letters Patent- The removableclamp for holding-palmdea'f ivarp, constructed as described, consistingof the grooved pieceI B and tongued piece A, hinged together nta, andprovided with the notehesand catches c, as herein shown andV CYRUSPOWERS. Witnesses;

F. C.' POWERS, Devin ALLEN.

